Ok, we're just going to turn this one straight over to contestant/commentator/poet Lizzie O'Leary of CNN, whose stream-of-consciousness recap was too joyful and too spot-on to mess with. (Especially her exegesis on Lewis Black.)... read more

Calling a Spade a Spade: Candidate-press relationship are, well, about as 'sour' as usual, Jack Shafer, Reuters. "Attacking Politico for contradicting itself or for confusing a lightning bug with lightning (hat tip to Mr.... read more

If you're a political science grad student reading this blog for thesis ideas, please feel free to run with the following: Jeopardy! Power Players is a metaphor for our politics. How? The candidate who... read more

The Real Romney Breakdown: What Mitt Romney is Really Worth, by Edwin Durgy, Forbes. "Supplemented by a dozen interviews—from local real estate experts to private equity partners—we get a detailed look at the current... read more

Day Two of Jeopardy! Power Players concluded tonight with a smackdown win by CNBC's David Faber. But America won because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was one of the contestants. Nerds swooned as the NBA's all-time leading... read more

A few weeks ago, we highlighted some particularly bad campaign rhetoric from Team Obama, and said we'd "fight fire with fire," calling out both campaigns for crimes against English. SPOOKY: our second installment features... read more